Let's break it down step by step. I'll start with an Introduction to Angular and Setting Up the Environment and then move to the next topic.
Introduction to Angular and Setting Up the Development Environment
What is Angular?
Angular is a TypeScript-based open-source framework developed by Google for building single-page applications (SPAs). It provides a structured way to build scalable web applications using components, services, and dependency injection.
Key Features of Angular
- Component-based architecture – Applications are broken down into reusable components.
- Dependency Injection (DI) – Manages dependencies and improves code reusability.
- Powerful routing – Built-in routing module for navigation.
- Forms and validation – Supports template-driven and reactive forms.
- State management – Uses services and NgRx for managing application state.
- Built-in directives and pipes – Helps manipulate DOM efficiently.
- HTTP Client module – Handles API requests seamlessly.
- RxJS (Reactive Extensions for JavaScript) – Supports reactive programming.
Setting Up the Development Environment
1. Install Node.js
Angular requires Node.js because it includes npm (Node Package Manager), which helps install dependencies.